[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 110 (Friday, June 9, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26745-26746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11952]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0393]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Hackensack River, Jersey City, 
New Jersey

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs the PATH Bridge across the Hackensack 
River, mile 3.0, at Jersey City, New Jersey. This temporary deviation 
is necessary to allow the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position to facilitate the replacement of rails and timbers across the 
length of the span of the bridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 12:01 a.m. on June 10, 2017 to 
11:59 p.m. on December 3, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2017-0393 is available 
at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ``SEARCH'' 
box and click ``SEARCH''. Click on Open Docket Folder on the line 
associated with this deviation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
temporary deviation, call or email Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer, 
First Coast Guard District, telephone (212) 514-4330, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation, 
the owner of the bridge, requested a temporary deviation from the 
normal operating schedule to facilitate the replacement of rails and 
timbers across

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the length of the span of the bridge. The PATH Bridge across the 
Hackensack River, mile 3.0, has a vertical clearance in the closed 
position of 40 feet at mean high water and 45 feet at mean low water. 
The existing bridge operating regulations are found at 33 CFR 
117.723(b).
    Under this temporary deviation, the PATH Bridge shall remain in the 
closed position between 12:01 a.m. Saturday and 11:59 p.m. Sunday as 
follows:
    June 10-11, 24 -25; July 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 29-30; August 26-27; 
September 16-17; October 7-8, 14-15, 28-29; November 4-5, 11-12, 18-19; 
December 2-3, 2017. Additionally, the PATH Bridge shall remain in the 
closed position between 12:01 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. on the following 
Saturdays: June 17, August 5, 19; and October 21, 2017.
    The waterway is transited by commercial and recreational traffic. 
The Coast Guard notified known companies of the commercial vessels that 
transit the area, including the Sandy Hook Pilots and the local Tug/Tow 
Committee; there were no objections to this temporary deviation 
modification. Vessels able to pass under the bridge in the closed 
position may do so at anytime. The bridge will not be able to open for 
emergencies and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to 
pass.
    The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterways through our 
Local Notice and Broadcast to Mariners of the change in operating 
schedule for the bridge so that vessel operations can arrange their 
transits to minimize any impact caused by the temporary deviation.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to 
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the effective 
period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating 
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: June 5, 2017.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-11952 Filed 6-8-17; 8:45 am]
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